[Sca-cooks] Dates
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Mon Feb 11 10:29:04 PST 2008
Having spent nearly two years in North Africa and several visits to the
Middle East (courtesy of Uncle Sam) I can tell you that fresh dates are indeed a
treat. There are also many local varieties that never make it outside the local
markets. Here is a recipe that combines stuffed dates and cookies. It is from
"The Spice Cookbook" by Avanella Day and Lillie Stuckey, David White Co. New
York, 1964.
Blind Date cookies:
3 dozen pitted, dried dates
3 dozen pecans
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 3/4 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
Stuff dates with pecans and set aside. Mix together the next 5 ingredients
until well blended. Beat in egg. Sift flour with baking powder and salt and add
to the creamed mixture alternately with milk. Drop dough, in rounded 1/2
teaspoonsful, 1/2 inches apart, onto lightly greased cooky sheets. Press a stuffed
date into the center of each. Cover date completely with a little more dough.
Bake in a preheated moderate oven (350 degrees F.) 15 minutes or until
lighltly browned around the edges. Cool on wire rack. Store airtight.
YEILD: 3 dozen cookies
Have fun and enjoy your dates,
Mykael Halfdan
AKA Dennis Olson
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